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Exploring Chichén-Itza

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MEXICO -- One of the most spectacular of the classic Mayan cities is Chichén-Itzá.

At Chichén Itzá, visitors will gather to see something fantastic during the vernal equinox. The corner of the Castillo casts a shadow in the shape of a plumed serpent which slithers down the Kukulcán Pyramid. The snake's head points north and the shadow body represents a connection between earth and sky.

Not coincidentally, the temple was dedicated to the plumed serpent deity.


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Chichén-Itzá is 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Mérida off of Highway 180.

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REFERENCES

g Archaeology Guide
g The Other Side of Chichén-Itzá: Was It the First "Cancún?"
g Sylvanus Morley: The Explorer Who Put Chichén-Itzá on the Map
g Explorers: Edward Herbert Thompson
b Chichén-Itzá - Sacred Sites
b Ancient Observatories: Chichén Itzá

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